Create uninstaller shotcut for installer in .NET

I had a small problem of creating an uninstaller, here's it is....

I recommend you go through this first : Setup and deployment in VS 2005

In you solution Add a new project
From project templates choose a windows project.


in program.cs of the new project add this code in main()

[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
string[] arguments = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
foreach(string argument in arguments)
{
string[] parameters = argument.Split('=');
if (parameters[0].ToLower() == "/u")
{
string productCode = parameters[1];
string path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System);
Process proc = new Process();
proc.StartInfo.FileName = string.Concat(path,"\\msiexec.exe");
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = string.Concat(" /i ", productCode);
proc.Start();
}

}
}

In the setup and deployment project created for your project

(see this to help yourself create one: Setup and deployment)

Include uninstall program out put in your setup project
Add the uninstaller's output to the set up....

, ,

In "User's Program menu" create shortcut to Uninstaller project output (as shown in the images above and in properties of this shortcut in parameter 'arguments' insert value "/u=[ProductCode]".

Rebuild Solution.

Hope it helps ;)